Trio arrested in 8-month-long torture of woman

Updated 7:11 pm, Thursday, November 7, 2013

Chambers County authorities say the following men have been arrested: Rusty Sherrill, 57

Chambers County authorities say the following men have been arrested: Rusty Sherrill, 57

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Max Lee Ruff, 21

Max Lee Ruff, 21

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and James Logan Ruff, 23

and James Logan Ruff, 23

Trio arrested in 8-month-long torture of woman

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Chambers County sheriff's deputies have made three arrests in the 2012 case of a woman who officials say was held against her will for eight months, beaten and left in a monthlong coma.

Rusty Sherrill, 57, James Logan Ruff, 23, and Max Lee Ruff, 21, have all been arrested and charged with aggravated assault in the case, according to the Chambers County Sheriff's Office.

Sherrill has also been charged with aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated kidnapping and impersonating a public servant, according to arrest records.

All three are being held in the Chambers County jail.

Chambers County deputies said the trio repeatedly assaulted and held the woman against her will from September 2011 to May 2012, when the mother of the victim retrieved her from the situation and took her daughter to an area hospital.

The victim was placed in critical care, where she became comatose for four weeks, according to Chambers County authorities.

"Initially, it was a relationship between Sherrill and the female that went downhill," CCSO spokesman Daniel Houghton said on Thursday.

The identity and age of the victim has not been released by officials. Her condition at this time is not known.

The Chambers County Sheriff's Office said officials initially became aware of this case in August 2013, while going through a collection of cold cases.